American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 33-46
Description
Reports on results of focus group discussions with 51 Ojibwe, Sioux and Winnegabo participants. Found that bans were unpopular and widely resisted due to sense of freedom associated with smoking, lenient attitudes, culture-bound perceptions, and receiving mixed messages.
Saskatchewan Indian Arts and Crafts Advisory Committee
Description
This booklet shows in detail the various steps of the traditional Aboriginal method of smoke tanning big game hides. The Saskatchewan Indian Arts and Crafts Advisory Committee organized a training program held at Chitek Lake, Saskatchewan in May 1974.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 52-55
Description
Argues that a holistic approach, coupled with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, was necessary for an effective smoking prevention program for youth.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 1, Destabilizing Canada / Le Canada déstabilisé, Winter, 2017, pp. 37-63
Description
Analyzes representations of activities associated with the Idle No More movement in editorial and commentary of sections in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
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Birger Winsa
Description
Looks at the relationship between language policies, social capital and cultural and economic development in a multilingual region.
Chapter 21 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 257 or select chapter 21 on side bar.
Tourism Management, vol. 28, no. 3, June 2007, pp. 917-919
Description
Examines issues related to data collection for tourism by examining the reliability and validity of results of exit surveys especially when related to cross cultural factors.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
Challenges the fact that communication or solicitation for the purpose of sex, otherwise known as prostitution, is illegal and yet is so open, with 14 escort agencies listed in Saskatoon and 17 in Regina.
Girlhood Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 97-113
Description
Discusses how the technology, particularly Facebook, has increasingly become a tool to recruit and keep underage girls in the sex trade. Research conducted with 19 staff members of Prince Albert Outreach and 5 survivors indicated the importance of recognizing early signs of exploitation so that intervention could take place, family-based prevention and education, and using survivors as educators.
Arizona and the West, vol. 16, no. 4, Winter, 1974, pp. 343-364
Description
Discussion on failure of the Indian infantry and cavalry companies, made up entirely of Native American personnel, who were strictly segregated and commanded by white officers.
Looks at a number of current and critical conflicts associated with Aboriginal rights, treaty rights, and the inherent right to First Nations self-government.
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The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall , 2007, pp. 56-71
Description
Looks at some changes in behaviour in response to high energy prices.
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